Fulbright-Schuman Programme 2025/26

The Fulbright-Schuman Programme provides grants to EU citizens for study, research or lecturing in the United States with a focus on EU affairs, European integration or US-EU relations.

The programme is administered by the Fulbright Commission in Belgium and is jointly funded by the U.S. State Department and the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission.

There are five types of grants available:

1.Doctoral Research

• for those with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and and academic/professional experience of 3+ months in two or more EU Member States.

2.Post-Doctoral Research and Lecturing

• for those who received a PhD before departure to the US and have an academic/professional experience of 3+ months in two or more EU Member States.

3.Fulbright-NATO Security Studies Award 

• for those with citizenship in a NATO member country (except the U.S.) and with a minimum of a PhD or other terminal degree.

4. International Educator award

• for those with citizenship in an EU Member State and with an Academic/professional experience of 3+ months in two or more EU Member States

5.Innovation award

• for proposals focused on EU or US-EU approaches to innovative technologies and business models and their integration with new and existing policies and regulations.
• The application procedure is the same as when applying for either a Doctoral (students) or Post-Doctoral Research (scholars) grant, but the ‘Country Information’ section needs to specify that you are applying for the innovation award.

Eligibility criteria

• citizenship of an EU Member State
• proficiency in English
• minimum of a bachelor’s degree

Benefits

• monthly scholarship to cover tuition, living costs, etc,
• one-time travel stipend
• J-visa sponsorship
• Health benefit plan
• Pre-departure support
• Access to the alumni network
• Access to in-country programmes

How to apply

• complete an online application
• provide necessary documents including Americanized CV, study/research objectives essay, transcripts, letters of recommendation and letter(s) of admission or affiliation from a US host institution.

Deadline: 1 December 2024, at noon CET.

For more information: EURODESK